Difference between Open Source Database and Commercial Database
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Comparison Chart
| Open source DBMS | Commercial DBMS |
|---|---|
| Open source DBMS Commercial DBMS DBMS, which is available in the market free of cost. | DBMS, which is available in the market at a certain price. |
| The code of open-source DBMS products can be viewed, shared, or modified by the community. | The code of commercial DBMS products cannot be a view, share, or modify by the community. |
| There are chances of malfunctioning with code as the source code is open. | The security is high and the code is not accessible to unauthorized people. |
| Examples: MySQL, MongoDB, SQLite, etc | Examples: Microsoft SQL Server, IBM Db2, etc |
More Difference
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